{{Short description|English figure skater (born 1983)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox figure skater | name = Hamish Gaman | image = | caption = | fullname = | altname = | country = {{GBR2}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|4|20|df=yes}} | birth_place = Chertsey, England, United Kingdom | hometown = London, England, United Kingdom | height = {{height|m=1.92}} | partner = {{unbulleted list|Caitlin Yankowskas|Vanessa James|Rebecca Collett}} | coach = {{unbulleted list|Bruno Marcotte|Richard Gauthier|Bobby Martin|Carrie Wall|Kathryn Hudson}} | skating club = Guildford IFSC Surrey | beganskating = 1998 | retired = 10 September 2015 | combined total = | combined date = | SP score = | SP date = | FS score = | FS date = }}
'''Hamish Gaman''' (born 20 April 1983)<ref name="Birth">{{Cite news|url=https://www.heart.co.uk/showbiz/tv-movies/dancing-on-ice/hamish-gaman-wife-height-career/|title=Dancing on Ice Hamish Gaman: Girlfriend, Height and Career Revealed|work=Heart|access-date=3 February 2020}}</ref> is an English former competitive pair skater. With partner Caitlin Yankowskas, he is the 2015 Challenge Cup silver medalist and 2015 British national champion. Since 2018, he has appeared on the ITV series ''Dancing on Ice''.
==Career== Gaman competed with Rebecca Collett in the 2003–04 season. They appeared at one ISU Junior Grand Prix event, placing 11th, and at the 2004 World Junior Championships, where they finished 14th. In 2007, he teamed up with Vanessa James but she ended the partnership in January 2008 to skate for France.{{r|tel080110}}{{r|IN080110}} He then worked as a coach in the U.K.{{r|WSCT130714}}
In May 2013, Gaman formed a partnership with American skater Caitlin Yankowskas, coached by Johnny Johns and Marina Zueva in Canton, Michigan.{{r|IN140401}} Representing the United Kingdom, they earned minimum technical scores at the 2013 Ice Challenge.{{r|neve131125}} The pair went on to take the bronze medal at the 2014 British Championships.{{r|ISU-CYHG}} In mid-February 2014, they moved to Boston and began training under Bobby Martin and Carrie Wall at the Skating Club of Boston.{{r|NISA-HG}}{{r|IN140401}} After spending part of June 2014 in Montreal, coached by Bruno Marcotte and Richard Gauthier, the pair decided to move there in July.{{r|TFTI141125}} At the 2015 European Championships in Stockholm, Yankowskas/Gaman placed seventh in the short program, 14th in the free skate, and ninth overall.
On 10 September 2015, Yankowskas and Gaman announced their retirements from competitive figure skating due to lack of funding.{{r|YG150910}}
===''Dancing on Ice''=== In 2018, Gaman joined the cast of the ITV competition series ''Dancing on Ice'' as a professional skater. In series 10, his celebrity partner was Olympic athlete Perri Shakes-Drayton. They were eliminated on 28 January 2018, after a skate-off with Lemar and Melody Le Moal. In the eleventh series, he was partnered with singer Saara Aalto.<ref name="Saara">{{Cite web|url=https://escxtra.com/2019/03/10/saara-aalto-places-3rd-on-dancing-on-ice/|title=Saara Aalto Places 3Rd on Dancing on Ice|date=10 March 2019|website=ESCXTRA|language=en|access-date=10 March 2019|archive-date=7 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107232828/https://escxtra.com/2019/03/10/saara-aalto-places-3rd-on-dancing-on-ice/|url-status=dead}}</ref> They finished in third place after making it into the final.<ref name="Saara" />
For the twelfth series, Gaman was partnered with model and actress Caprice Bourret.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.heart.co.uk/showbiz/tv-movies/dancing-on-ice/caprice-bourret-partnership-hamish/|title=Dancing On Ice's Caprice Bourret Finished 'Toxic' Partnership with Hamish Because He 'Pushed Her Too Hard'|website=Heart|access-date=21 January 2020}}</ref> After their first performance, Oscar Peter replaced Gaman as her partner but Gaman continued to appear in group performances on the show. Deciding to withdraw in mid-February, Gaman stated, "The past three and a half months have been the worst of my life, and I'm struggling." He said that "untrue stories are continually being fed to the press by a 'source'."<ref name=BBC200216/>
==Personal life== Gaman became engaged to Amelia Humfress in March 2020.<ref name=Hello200301/><ref name=Hello200308/><ref name="Birth2">{{Cite news |title=Dancing on Ice Hamish Gaman: Girlfriend, Height and Career Revealed |work=Heart |url=https://www.heart.co.uk/showbiz/tv-movies/dancing-on-ice/hamish-gaman-wife-height-career/ |access-date=3 February 2020}}</ref>
== Programs ==
=== With Yankowskas === {|class=wikitable style=text-align:center ! Season ! Short program ! Free skating |- ! 2015–2016 <br> {{r|YG150826}} | rowspan="2" | * All I Ask of You <br>{{small| (from The Phantom of the Opera) <br> by Andrew Lloyd Webber }} | * Cinderella <br>{{small| choreo. by Julie Marcotte }} |- ! 2014–2015 <br> {{r|ISU-1415}} | * Piano Concerto No. 2 <br> in C Minor Op. 18 <br>{{small| by Sergei Rachmaninoff }} |}
=== With Collett === {|class=wikitable style=text-align:center ! Season ! Short program ! Free skating |- ! 2003–2004 <br> {{r|ISU-0304}} | * The Matrix <br>{{small| by Rob Dougan }} | * Yellow River Piano Concerto <br>{{small| by Chengzong Yin <br> Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra }} |}
== Competitive highlights == ''CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix''
=== With Yankowskas === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=3 align=center | '''International'''{{r|ISU-CYHG}} |- ! Event ! 2013–14 ! 2014–15 |- | align=left | Europeans || || 9th |- | align=left | {{small|CS}} Autumn Classic || || 8th |- | align=left | Challenge Cup || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd |- | align=left | Ice Challenge || 5th || |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=3 align=center | '''National''' |- | align=left | British Champ. || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || bgcolor=gold | 1st |}
=== With Collett === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=2 align=center | '''International'''{{r|ISU-RCHG}} |- ! Event ! 2003–04 |- | align=left | World Junior Champ. || 14th |- | align=left | {{small|JGP}} Poland || 11th |- | align=left | Triglav Trophy || 5th J |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=2 align=center | '''National'''{{r|ISU-RCHG}} |- | align=left | British Champ. || bgcolor=gold | 1st J |}
==References== <references>
<ref name=ISU-CYHG>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00014677.htm |title=Competition Results: Caitlin YANKOWSKAS / Hamish GAMAN |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222854/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00014677.htm |archive-date= 3 March 2016 |url-status= live }}</ref>
<ref name=ISU-1415>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00014677.htm |title=Caitlin YANKOWSKAS / Hamish GAMAN: 2014/2015 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141127060306/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00014677.htm |archive-date= 27 November 2014 |url-status= live }}</ref>
<ref name=NISA-HG>{{cite web |url= http://iceskating.org.uk/node/6805 |title=Hamish Gaman |publisher= National Ice Skating Association |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140304155014/http://iceskating.org.uk/node/6805 |archive-date= 4 March 2014 |url-status= dead }}</ref>
<ref name=ISU-RCHG>{{cite web |url=http://dev.figureskating.sportresult.com/Bios/GBR/2015/0/51552/MEN/TO/7084 |title=COLLETT Rebecca / GAMAN Hamish |publisher=International Skating Union |access-date=16 September 2014 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140916062859/http://dev.figureskating.sportresult.com/Bios/GBR/2015/0/51552/MEN/TO/7084 |archive-date=16 September 2014 }}</ref>
<ref name=ISU-0304>{{cite web |url= http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00007084.htm |title= Rebecca COLLETT / Hamish GAMAN: 2003/2004 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20061126123328/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00007084.htm |archive-date= 26 November 2006 |url-status= dead }} * {{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00007084.htm |title= Alternate link |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090819052144/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00007084.htm |archive-date= 19 August 2009 |url-status= live }}</ref>
<ref name=tel080110>{{cite news |url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/iceskating/2288499/Vanessa-James-wants-to-represent-France.html |title=Vanessa James Wants to Represent France |first= Sandra |last= Stevenson |work= Telegraph.co.uk |date= 10 January 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181029081847/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/iceskating/2288499/Vanessa-James-wants-to-represent-France.html |archive-date= 29 October 2018 |url-status= live }}</ref>
<ref name=IN080110>{{cite news |url= http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080109&content_id=40249&vkey=ice_news |title=British Nationals Benefit from American Presence |first= Alexandra |last= Stevenson |work= IceNetwork.com |date= 10 January 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060517/http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080109&content_id=40249&vkey=ice_news |archive-date= 4 March 2016 |url-status= dead }}</ref>
<ref name=WSCT130714>{{cite news |url= http://www.wscountytimes.co.uk/news/reader-news/bright-future-for-ice-skating-christ-s-hospital-pupil-1-5276121 |title=Bright Future for Ice Skating Christ's Hospital Pupil |work= West Sussex County Times |date= 14 July 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130916032941/http://www.wscountytimes.co.uk/news/reader-news/bright-future-for-ice-skating-christ-s-hospital-pupil-1-5276121 |archive-date= 16 September 2013 |url-status= dead }}</ref>
<ref name=neve131125>{{cite news |url= http://www.neveitalia.it/sport/figureskating/senior/news/denis-ten-sottrae-il-palcoscenico-a-miki-ando-nellice-challenge-di-graz |title=Denis Ten Sottrae Il Palcoscenico a Miki Ando nell'Ice Challenge Di Graz |language= it |work= Neve Italia |date= 25 November 2013 }}</ref>
<ref name=IN140401>{{cite news |url= http://www.icenetwork.com/news/2014/04/01/70598284 |title=The Inside Edge: Yankowskas Gets Back in the Game |first= Sarah S. |last= Brannen |first2= Drew |last2= Meekins |work= IceNetwork.com |date= 1 April 2014 |access-date= 1 April 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140404130226/http://www.icenetwork.com/news/2014/04/01/70598284 |archive-date= 4 April 2014 |url-status= dead }}</ref>
<ref name=TFTI141125>{{cite news |url= http://www.twofortheice.com/yankowskas-and-gaman-take-an-international-path/ |title=Yankowskas and Gaman Take an International Path |first= Jacquelyn |last= Thayer |work= Two For the Ice |date= 25 November 2014 }}</ref>
<ref name=YG150826>{{cite web |url= http://www.yankowskasgaman.com/news/2015/8/26/season-update |title=End of Summer Update |first1= Caitlin |last1= Yankowskas |first2= Hamish |last2= Gaman |work= Official site of Yankowskas/Gaman |date= 26 August 2015 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304003621/http://www.yankowskasgaman.com/news/2015/8/26/season-update |archive-date= 4 March 2016 }}</ref>
<ref name=YG150910>{{cite web |title=The End of a Journey... |url= http://www.yankowskasgaman.com/news/2015/9/10/the-end-of-a-journey |first1= Caitlin |last1= Yankowskas |first2= Hamish |last2= Gaman |work= Official site of Yankowskas/Gaman |date= 10 September 2015 }}{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
<ref name=BBC200216>{{cite news |url= https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-51524125 |title=Dancing On Ice: Hamish Gaman Pulls out of Show |work= BBC News |date= 16 February 2020 }}</ref>
<ref name=Hello200301>{{cite news |url= https://ca.hellomagazine.com/brides/2020030185526/dancing-on-ice-hamish-gaman-engaged-amelia/ |title=Dancing on Ice Star Hamish Gaman Announces Engagement to Amelia Humfress |work= Hello! |date= 1 March 2020 }}</ref>
<ref name=Hello200308>{{cite news |url= https://ca.hellomagazine.com/brides/2020030885890/hamish-gaman-reveals-role-dancing-on-ice-family-will-have-in-his-wedding/ |title=Hamish Gaman Reveals How His Dancing on Ice Family Will Be Involved in His Wedding |first= Francesca |last= Shillcock |work= Hello! |date= 8 March 2020 }}</ref>
</references>
== External links == * [https://web.archive.org/web/20140327221359/http://www.yankowskasgaman.com/ Official site of Yankowskas/Gaman] * {{isu name|id=00014677|name=Caitlin Yankowskas / Hamish Gaman}}
{{NavigationBritishFigureSkatingChampionsPairs}} {{Dancing on Ice}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gaman, Hamish}} Category:1983 births Category:English male pair skaters Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Chertsey Category:21st-century English sportsmen